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The Special Forces Regiment (Airborne) [3] is a Special Operations Forces unit of the Philippine Army. The unit is based on and continually trains with its American counterpart, the U.S. Army Special Forces (Green Berets). [4] The basic combat organization of the Special Forces is the 12-man Special Forces Team.
The AFPSOCOM traces its roots to the Army Special Warfare Brigade (ASWABde) that was organized in January 1978. [3] The Army Special Warfare Brigade was the first attempt to unify the specialties of two army units with the most highly trained personnel of the Armed Forces of the Philippines (AFP), the Special Forces and the Scout Rangers, and structure their collective efforts into a highly ...
The Light Reaction Regiment's origins can be traced back to the year 1995 when the Armed Forces of the Philippines started building its first dedicated counter-terrorism unit within the 1st Special Forces Regiment (Airborne) under the now defunct Philippine Army Special Operations Command (PASOC).
The Scout Rangers, known officially as the First Scout Ranger Regiment, [1] is a special operations forces of the Philippine Army (PA) that specialized in combat patrol and scouting behind enemy lines with special operations forces (SOF) style.
By 1935, the Philippine Commonwealth, under the leadership of President Manuel Luis Quezon enacted the very first legislature of his government. Commonwealth Act Nr. 01 ensured that Philippines will be prepared to thwart off any invasion or aggression of some sort by any nation, or entity and thus called upon its citizens to provide manpower to then fledgling Philippine Army.
On 19 March 1976, the 2nd Infantry Brigade was upgraded and reorganized as the 2nd Infantry Division, Philippine Army, at Camp Mateo Capinpin. Since the reorganization, twenty-five successive Commanders have already led the 2nd Infantry Division.
Formed on May 12, 1983, by the now-defunct Philippine Constabulary (PC) as the Philippine Constabulary Special Action Force [2] (PCSAF) as per PC General Orders 323. [3] The creation of the SAF was inspired by and "formed along the lines of" the British Army's Special Air Service (SAS). [ 4 ]
The 15th Infantry Division (Ready Reserve), Philippine Army, [1] known as the Defender & Builder Division, is one of the Reserve Command's ready reserve infantry divisions. The unit specializes in Urban Warfare , Urban Search and Rescue , Humanitarian Assistance and Disaster Relief , and Civil-Military Operations .